United States Senate election in Oregon, 1956
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![](../I/m/Oregon_Senate_Election_Results_by_County%2C_1956.png) U.S. Senate election results map. Blue denotes counties won by Morse. Red denotes those won by McKay.
Morse—50-60%
Morse—60-70%
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McKay—50-60%
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The 1956 Oregon United States Senate election was held on November 7, 1956 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Oregon. Republican-turned-Independent-turned Democratic Senator Wayne Morse decided to seek re-election for his first full term as a Democrat. Morse defeated Republican candidate Douglas McKay in the hotly contested general election. [1]
Candidates
Democratic
- Wayne Morse – incumbent Senator since 1945; member of the Democratic party since 1955.